The relative contribution of processes driving variability in flow, shear, and turbidity over a fringing coral reef: West Maui, Hawaii

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 549-564

  Storlazzi, Curt D ^a   Jaffe, Bruce E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

coral reefs; currents; Hawaii; Maui; shear; tides; turbidity; USA; waves

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; CORAL REEF; FRINGING REEF; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SHEAR; TURBIDITY; WATER FLOW; WIND DIRECTION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOZOA;

EID: 41649116305     PISSN: 02727714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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